Those machine guns are meant for AA so it doesnt really matter if it points back or front as it turns 360 degrees.
On another note that looks like 14.5mm KPVT, like the North-Koreans have on their tanks.

No, it's a prototype tank from '50s. I don't think it's related to T-62 (or Objects 140 and 165) or the whole of T-54 development line in any way.

It was probably one of WG's candidates for the Soviet tier 10 medium, but for now we aren't getting it.

To be honest, I would have preferred "experimental prototype"-ish vehicles for tier X mediums. For the Americans it would have been the T95 medium (looks like a Patton/T-54 hybrid) and this thing for the Soviets. However, the former had a smoothbore gun (which the devs do not want in the game) and the latter has falseboard side armour á la IS-3/IS-8/IS-7 (which probably would have made it OP and ridiculously annoying to fight).

To be honest, I would have preferred "experimental prototype"-ish vehicles for tier X mediums. For the Americans it would have been the T95 medium (looks like a Patton/T-54 hybrid) and this thing for the Soviets. However, the former had a smoothbore gun (which the devs do not want in the game) and the latter has falseboard side armour á la IS-3/IS-8/IS-7 (which probably would have made it OP and ridiculously annoying to fight).

T95 had quite a few guns mounted on it or at least planned, including a home brewed rifled 105mm and even a 120mm.

mr3awsome, on 28 June 2012 - 04:54 PM, said:

it could always be the second tier 10 med

Indeed, or it could be second tier 9 medium (a slow one) with Object 430 (proto T-64) being tier 10 above it. Soviets are already getting second line up to tier 8 (Object 416) so full line would not be out of place. Especially now that Germany is getting two full medium lines.

US has enough material for second medium line as well. At least one could use M47 as tier 9 and T54E2/T95/M60 as tier 10.